Spiritual Pruning...

I believe that trees are a beautiful gift from God. I love to take an overgrown tree and turn it into something beautiful. I look at the tree and prune away branches that have died or that have become to large. Once the unnecessary branches are pruned away, the tree is ready to show off its majesty.

This is the case of how GOD works in our life. He is continuously pruning unnecessary things from our lives while he silently works on us. By taking away those things that block us from showing the majestic gifts that he has so graciously implanted in us. We all have spiritual gifts and once we tap into Christ. He will slowly and methodically reveal those gifts; but, we must first get silent enough within ourselves to allow him to uncover them. If you simply listen and watch for his direction, he directs us by means of the people around us and situations that we encounter.

How many times in your life has a situation, or a person, taught you something about yourself ? When this happens it is normally GOD silently pruning away at your spirit. As to allow you a better view of yourself and who you are in HIM; But, we must first listen and observe carefully as to what the lesson is truly about; then free ourselves from all of the stuff around us and in us that block us from our spiritual growth. When we are able to see ourselves in the raw, with all of our dead limbs removed.. then GOD can then begin his work of strengthening and manifesting our spiritual gifts.

So this week ladies, remember to allow the dead limbs of your life to fall away. Perhaps it is only GOD allowing you to see who you really are in HIM.

Go Forth and DO Amazing Things!

Kind Regards,

Pauline

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